A summer meal

We have been enjoying the delights of summer. A wonderful weekly CSA, sitting/standing/eating/lying around outside, grilling on our Weber (especially with our new Weber rotisserie accessory), gardening herbs and tomatoes, hot nights, and cold drinks. Tonight, we rummaged around in the fridge and were able to come up with a great summer meal:

World's best BBQ ribs
Grilled organic zucchini with chimichurri butter
Boiled red potatoes topped with with carmelized onions and gorgonzola

It's always a good idea to have a few extra condiments hanging around in the fridge, a few types of meat in the freezer, and an hour and a half to carmelize a couple of huge yellow onions.

Cheers! We love summer.


World's best BBQ ribs
One good batch of your favorite homemade BBQ sauce (...add details)

Smother ribs in some of the BBQ sauce and marinate overnight
Bake at 350 degrees for at leat :45
Throw on the grill until done, basting with remaining BBQ sauce as you flip them.



Grilled Zucchini with chimichurri butter:
One medium zucchini, halved, for every two people

Butter (lasts for up to two weeks)
1 third cup chopped fresh oregano
1 third cup chopped fresh parsley
1 half juiced fresh lemon
two chopped garlic cloves
A dash of olive oil

Blend everything but the butter in a food processor; strain in a cheese cloth; mix uniformly into softened butter and chill overnight.

Halve the zucchini(s); apply a liberal coating of the butter (softened to room temp) to each half, grill for a couple minutes buttered side up; flip; grill until soft and serve cut side up with another pat of fresh chimi butter on top.

Red Potatoes with carmelized onions and gorgonzola:

Two to three boiled or steamed red potatoes per person

Plus topping:
1/2 carmelized yellow onion per person (to carmelize, slice to uniform half-moon shape and cook slowly, over low with about a pat of butter per half onion, for at least an hour and a half, until carmel brown. (you can mince them for the potato topping). We always make extra, since it's time consuming and they are fun to incorporate into other dishes during the week.

And a sprinkle of crumbled gorgonzola.

Mash the potatoes on your plate and mix up with the topping for rustic picnic goodness.